Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - torrid
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1. Torrid weather is extremely hot and dry. (LITERARY) ...the torrid heat of a Spanish summer. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A torrid relationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex. She began a torrid love affair with a theatrical designer. = passionate ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If someone or something has a torrid time, they experience a lot of difficulties. (BRIT JOURNALISM) Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships... ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from torrere Date: 1545 1. a. parched with heat especially of the sun ; hot ~ sands b. giving off intense heat ; scorching 2. ardent, passionate ~ love letters • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a (of the weather) very hot and dry. b (of land etc.) parched by such weather. 2 (of language or actions) emotionally charged; passionate, intense. Phrases and idioms torrid zone the central belt of the earth between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Derivatives torridity n. torridly adv. torridness n. Etymology: F torride or L torridus f. torrere parch ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. жаркий, знойный; тропический torrid month —- знойный месяц torrid earth —- выжженная (спаленная) солнцем земля torrid zone —- метеор. тропический пояс 2. обжигающий, жгучий 3. горячий, пылкий, страстный torrid love —- пылкая (страстная) любовь; знойная страсть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1586, in torrid zone "region of the earth between the tropics," from L. torrida zona, from fem. of torridus "dried with heat, scorching hot," from torrere "to parch." Sense of "very hot" is first attested 1611. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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